Robe with roundels and waves

Details

• Title

  Robe with roundels and waves

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  19th century (1801 - 1900)
  Qing Dynasty (1645 - 1911)

• Material and technique

  silk, dyed red, and embroidered with coloured silk and metal threads; metal buttons; silk damask lining, dyed blue; padding, possibly cotton

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  processed material › metal;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  woven;

  dyed;

  needleworked › embroidered;

  filled › padded

• Object type

  clothing › garment › robe;

  textile

• Dimensions

  neck to hem 138 cm (length)
  cuff to cuff 194 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Cyril A. de Costa Andrade, 1957.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1958.80

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